Journal profile
NECSUS European journal of media studies
ISSN 2213-0217 · Amsterdam University Press · Netherlands
NECSUS European journal of media studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NECSUS European journal of media studies is published by Amsterdam University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Cinema and Media Studies and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 57.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
NECSUS is an international, peer-reviewed journal of media studies connected to European Network for Cinema and Media Studies, published by AUP.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities28.3%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.6%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities12.8%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities6.3%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science4.5%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities3.7%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities2.6%
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 377 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- book reviewr peer review. Festival, exhibition and book reviews must be under the 3,000 word count limit. Please submit an anonymous version of your artmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- editorial1. Submitting an abstract Please refer to our submissions page for detailed information about the timelines and processes for submitting an article, review or d…main text ≤ 8,000 words · abstract ≤ 100 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
As author you are responsible for obtaining written permission and meeting any related costs for the use of all materials under copyright (such as illustrations and texts) and for the correct acknowledgements for use. This site is published under the following Creative Commons license: CC BY 4.0. You are free: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or formatAdapt — remix, transfo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3. Peer Review
NECSUS is a blind peer reviewed journal. The editorial process involves peer review of all articles, festival, book and exhibition reviews and audiovisual essays. Please note that the acceptance of an abstract does not guarantee that your work will be published. All full-length articles are reviewed by at least one external peer reviewer and at least one member of the NECSUS editorial board. All r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2213-0217
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NECSUS European journal of media studies
How long does peer review take at NECSUS European journal of media studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of NECSUS European journal of media studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index NECSUS European journal of media studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NECSUS European journal of media studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is NECSUS European journal of media studies open access, and what is the APC?
NECSUS European journal of media studies is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .